Actually, first mark your calendar for October 21, because remember that nut who predicted the rapture earlier this year, only it turns out he was full of it? Yeah, well, he’s rescheduled his little rapture for October 21. So yeah, that’s the date we can all join hands in bipartisan unity and ridicule people who pretend to know about such things.

But after that: mark your calendar for Saturday, November 5, because that’s when Letters From Texas Worldwide Headquarters will be taking this little clown car act on the road, where we’ll be featured at an event benefitting the Texas Democratic Party, and honoring the lovely and talented Wendy Davis, State Senator from Fort Worth.

That the event will be held at the amazing Dallas World Aquarium, along with all the endless associated fish puns, would be enough. That the event honors Wendy Davis would be enough. That the event benefits your Texas Democratic Party would be enough. That the event features me would be…well, probably not enough.

On this week’s Capital Tonight, I was asked about Rick Perry’s current status in the Presidential race, following a terrible week for him in the news, but a pretty good week for him in the money race.

And featured on Capital Tonight this week is Laura Huffman, Texas State Director of the Nature Conservancy, who explained why Proposition 8, which is on this November’s ballot, is a cool deal.

Why do I care what Prop 8 does? Glad you asked. Because we don’t need any more of this, because we haven’t noticed a whole bunch of extra water just sitting around lately, and because it doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime.

You can watch this week’s Capital Tonight in its entirety this Sunday morning at 11 am on YNN Austin, in San Antonio on Time-Warner Cable channel 90, or in other Texas markets on Time-Warner channel 888. Or watch it online any time.

On this week’s Capital Tonight on YNN-TV in Austin, among other issues, we discussed the opening attacks on Rick Perry by his Republican opponents…

You can see the episode in its entirety, which also includes an extended interview with Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, this Sunday morning on YNN-TV in Austin, or watch it any time on the web. And Capital Tonight is always live on Thursdays starting at 6 pm.

Since we’re already sick and tired of the Presidential race, on last Thursday’s Capital Tonight on YNN-TV in Austin, the subject turned to the U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison. My comments will probably not please either Democrats or whoever is running David Dewhurst’s campaign.

You can see the entirety of last week’s show here, an episode which also features Mean Rachel.

And on the subject of Lt. Governor Dewhurst’s campaign, why take my word for it? He’ll be our guest on this Thursday’s Capital Tonight, when you can see for yourself what he has to say. Tune in live on YNN Austin this Thursday at 6 pm, or watch it Thursday night at 10, Sunday morning at 11, or at any time on the web.

On Thursday’s Capital Tonight on Austin’s YNN-TV, I was asked to follow up on what I’ve previously discussed in another post (which, incidentally, got play in the U.K as well), and I repeated how I think everybody is handling Rick Perry exactly wrong.

As a bonus to you, the crap-reading public, here’s another example of how much fun you’re missing when you don’t watch Capital Tonight: another segment from Thursday’s show – the late night TV shows’ Perry punchlines.

You can watch this episode of Capital Tonight in its entirety this Sunday morning at 11 on YNN in Austin, or streamed any time on the interwebz. Meanwhile, catch us Thursday evenings live at 6 and rebroadcast at 10. If you don’t, the terrorists win.

On last night’s episode of Capital Tonight on YNN TV in Austin, I was asked about Rick Perry’s prayer session in Houston last Saturday.

You can watch this entire episode online here. Also, there will be a special edition of Capital Tonight on YNN Austin at 11:45 Saturday morning, when we’ll be live, covering Rick Perry’s remarks in South Carolina, where he’s expected to announce his candidacy for President. And finally, an all-new episode of the show will air this Sunday morning at 11 am.

On this week’s Capital Tonight on YNN-TV in Austin, I was asked about Governor Perry’s positioning in the Republican Presidential nomination process, which, in my view, has everything to do with why tomorrow’s prayer event in Houston will be a complete flop.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments section. Meanwhile, you can watch the show in its entirety this Sunday morning at 11 in Austin on YNN, or at any time on the web.

On YNN’s “Capital Tonight” last Thursday, I was asked about the effects in this special legislative session of Wendy Davis’ filibuster. Her effort killed one of the “must pass” bills that died in the final hours of the regular legislative session. Incidentally, two other “must pass” bills died in the House the same night of the regular session, a fact that the Republican Partys seems to have left out of their talking points. Aside from their selective amnesia, here’s my view on Senator Davis’ filibuster:

What do you think? Let me know in the comments section. Meanwhile, you can watch the entire show online here, and you can catch “Capital Tonight” on Austin TV on Thursday nights at 6 or 10, and Sunday mornings at 11.

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Written by Harold Cook, Letters From Texas is a humorous look at politics and current events, as seen through the eyes of a progressive Texan in a bad mood.

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